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laurenbaggy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, War, and Classism
daenesea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
msradiosilence's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Full review to come. :)
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Rape, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
esme_may's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and Child death
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
throwback682's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think the concept of the plot is really creative, and the author keeps track of a thousand little details of Addie’s curse that could’ve created a thousand plot holes.
At times it was predictable, but not in a way that spoiled my enjoyment.
This book made me want to savor every moment of life and love. It was entertaining but also thought provoking and heart-fire stoking.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Cancer, Dementia, and Classism
amre23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, War, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury
mobymaize's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Cancer
the_books_music_life's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Addie LaRue might be one of my favorite characters ever written. She is stubborn, wise, loves with her whole heart and tries to make the best out of bad situations and has grown stronger because of it. She makes mistakes but she shows growth from those mistakes, she takes responsibility for them and while she may regret them she doesn’t wallow in the unfairness of it all.
The prose in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is so incredibly beautiful and the many, many, many quotes I’ve tagged in this book that made me feel something or made me think could fill up a whole other book.
Every character -no matter if it’s a main character, a side character, or a character we meet once- is written like a real person. They have wants, needs, problems, passions and you hardly ever see that in a book. Especially one that spans over so much time as Addie’s story does.
I don't think I have the words to express my thoughts on this book, not really. This book touched something in me and broke something in me; if my 10 minute cry fest at the end of the book says anything.
I will admit I’ve restarted this book 3 times, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the story itself, I’ve just been getting over a reading slump and I still have my moments where I don’t read for a bit and I forget and have to start over. Which I honestly don’t mind because I really love what I’ve read (3 times so far 😂) so far.
I love the narrator of the audiobook, she does a wonderful job and the fact she can speak and can do a french accent is perfect. (I don’t know if the narrator is in fact French or not)
Overall I would recommend this book a million times over and it deserves all the awards in my opinion.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
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- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism